SCOOPING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

scooping

verb

Definition of scooping next

present participle of scoop

as in spooning

to lift out with something that holds liquid scooped broth out of the pan with a spoon

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Recent Examples of scooping Late in the second period, down a goal, Burakovsky corralled a Bedard rebound off the end boards, scooping the puck and tucking it behind Utah goalie Vitek Vaněček for a quick lacrosse-style goal from the side of the net. —

Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Everyone on station was used to the antique ingredients, just as they were used to scooping ice cream out of the core of three-gallon tubs. —

Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026 That store, which was on the ground floor of the 11th Avenue Hostel, started scooping in October 2024 and is now home to Might Tea Samurai. —

Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026 That’s right, y’all, with the touch of the sliding button, scooping batter for muffins, cupcakes, brownies, and other baked treats is as easy as pie. —

Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026 Petra Fagerström Since winning the Central Saint Martins MA L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award last year, Petra Fagerström’s been busy scooping Milan’s Challenge the Fabric Award and becoming an LVMH Prize semifinalist. —

Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026 Poppe was known in the Cincinnati news scene for scooping other TV stations during his 37 years at channel 9, starting in 1970 until retiring in 2007. —

David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026 Just like a New Year’s resolution, the feeding and scooping lasts for about a week or two, and then the enthusiasm wears off. —

Katie Grant, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026 So where did this period-scooping myth come from? —

Ciara Lucas, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026

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Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
But your interest in separating eggs, stirring continuously, sifting or spooning or levelling flour—in short, your interest in baking—is a lie, although your interest in baked goods remains very much true.

— Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026